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Submitted: 10/5/17 • Approved: 10/10/17 • Last Updated: 10/13/17 • R1197749-G1197748-S3
Virgil
October 15, 1929 - November 16, 2013
*Obituary
Springdale Morning News
Sunday, November 17, 2013
LOWELL — Virgil Dean Isaacs, 84, of Lowell, Ark., passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. He was born Oct. 15, 1929, to Stanley and Stella Isaacs in Butler County, Ohio.
He was married to Janice Marie Clifton on Sept. 15, 1959.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Kenneth and Marvin Isaacs and his sister, Faye Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Janice; their children and spouses: Phillip and Felica Isaacs of London, Ohio, Kenneth and Becky Isaacs of Dickson, Tenn., David and Karen (Susie) Johnson of Mount Sterling, Ohio, Daniel and Lori Isaacs of West Jefferson, Ohio, Tom and Lora Palmer of Springfield, Ohio, Jerry and Jeanette Ray of Springdale, Ark., Stanley and Mindy Isaacs of London, Ohio, Gay Lynn Main of Springdale, Ark., and Kevin Isaacs of Lowell, Ark., brothers, Merle Isaacs of Tennessee and Vernon Isaacs of Ohio; sisters, Naomi Long of Indiana, Geraldine Martin of Michigan and Nola Henry of Florida; 13 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A simple man with strong family values, Virgil could always be found in his red and black checkered hat on the front porch overlooking the Lake. He was a great entertainer with stories of his rambunctious youth, family, farm life and camping trips as well as songs from his colorful past.
Visitation will be at Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale on Monday, Nov. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. Virgil's funeral will be Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. at Sisco Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Hickory Creek Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, Arkansas 72762 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, any donations would be much appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be made at www.siscofuneral.com.
Janice
September 19, 1936 - January 18, 2016
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
LOWELL — Janice Marie Isaacs, 79, of Lowell, Arkansas, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016. She was born September 19, 1936, to Edgar and Marie Clifton in Catawba, Ohio. She was married to Virgil Dean Isaacs on September 15, 1959.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers, Robert and Gary Clifton; sisters, Joyce Scudder, Patty Mathews, Faye Guthrie and Norma Jean Baker.
She is survived by her children and spouses, Philip and Felica Isaacs of London, Ohio, Kenneth and Becky Isaacs of Dickson, Tennessee, Karen (Susie) and David Johnson of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, Daniel and Lori Isaacs of West Jefferson, Ohio, Lora and Tom Palmer of Springfield, Ohio, Jeanette and Jerry Ray of Springdale, Arkansas, Stanley and Mindy Isaacs of London, Ohio, Gay Lynn Main of Springdale, Arkansas and Kevin Isaacs of Lowell, Arkansas; sister-in-law, Rosie Clifton of Plumwood, Ohio, 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She enjoyed playing cards and board games, building puzzles, and being surrounded by her family. She was a nurturing woman, strong in her family values and always welcomed a visit from her children and grandchildren.
Deeply devoted to her family, her hands were busy through the years; cooking meals, sewing clothes and blankets, baking cakes and cookies, wiping tears, patching wounds, and holding her children and grandchildren with comforting arms filled with love. A homemaker in every sense of the word, she never let a mouth leave her house with an empty stomach, taking in every friend of her children as her own and offering the same love and compassion to all who entered her life.
Visitation will be held at Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, Janice's funeral will be held at 2 p.m., January 22, at Sisco Funeral Chapel.
Interment will follow in the Hickory Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, AR 72762 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 3810, any donations would be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com.
Married September 15, 1959
Contributed on 10/5/17 by wfields55
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